A young man was shot dead in a Pine Bluff apartment complex parking lot on November 4, 2024. Police found 22-year-old Taron Jerrell Dismuke unresponsive on the north side of the Suzanne Apartments at 2123 S. Blake Street around 4:30 p.m.; emergency personnel could not revive him and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound.

About two hours later, 22-year-old Leon Jermaine Johnson turned himself in to the Pine Bluff Police Department. Detectives took him into custody, interviewed him, and he faces a charge of first-degree murder. The investigation remains ongoing as officers continue to collect evidence and interview witnesses about what led to the fatal shooting in the apartment lot.

If anyone saw the shooting or has information about either man or the events that afternoon, contact the Pine Bluff Police Department.